[WWI] Roden Engines

[Matt Bittner]

Roden's package for review showed up yesterday, which includes all three 
engines (and the latest 1/48th Junkers D.I release).

I've said it many times before and I'll say it again.

You Toe Scalers are spoiled!!  These engines are NICE!  While I so far 
only opened up the Gnome, it's the other two that are going to be 
complete stunners.  With the Gnome you do get photoetch - created by one 
of the best photoetch creators on the planet (probably second only to 
Fotocut <brown-nose moment off> ;-) ) - Eduard.  No worries about 
"nickel" or anything like that, this is true brass, baby!  With the 
Gnome you get the tops of the engines (push rods?  not sure what they 
are), a plate for the front of the engine, and a cool nameplate to 
attach to the stand.  I believe you can put the engine in the stand in 
such a way it will rotate.

The Gnome is the "easiest" as there are not too many parts.  However, 
the Hisso and the Mercedes has a ton of parts - the Hisso probably the 
most.  Not sure if they have photoetch or not as I haven't opened them 
up yet.

I will at least to a First Look on the Gnome for tomorrow.  Can't 
guarantee the rest as I've been really lazy this month (not to mention 
having the holidays around) and haven't started *any work* on the 
January IM.  I haven't even finished the one model I've been working on, 
and it only needs two more decals on the prop and a new windscreen made 
<sigh>.


Matt Bittner